diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a3376dc1138e983e83ee657c331056e710cdec88..a3a9e4706a102d92d8a205bf5a00cb65449710dc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1251,6 +1251,7 @@ ivas-conformance:
     - cp -force IVAS_cod.exe IVAS_cod_ref.exe
     - cp -force IVAS_dec.exe IVAS_dec_ref.exe
     - cp -force IVAS_rend.exe IVAS_rend_ref.exe 
+    - cp -force ISAR_post_rend.exe ISAR_post_rend_ref.exe
     
     # Reference creation
     - python scripts/prepare_combined_format_inputs.py
@@ -1316,6 +1317,7 @@ ivas-conformance:
     expire_in: 1 week
     when: always
     paths:
+      - report_cmd.html
       - report-junit.xml
       - report.html
       - Readme_IVAS_dec.txt  
@@ -1344,6 +1346,7 @@ ivas-conformance-linux:
     - cp IVAS_cod IVAS_cod_ref
     - cp IVAS_dec IVAS_dec_ref
     - cp IVAS_rend IVAS_rend_ref
+    - cp ISAR_post_rend ISAR_post_rend_ref
     
     # Reference creation
     - python3 scripts/prepare_combined_format_inputs.py
diff --git a/tests/split_rendering/utils.py b/tests/split_rendering/utils.py
index 4fe7de3ae0c24c2f400f31f41295191d8179e91e..ccc6a9b5c8aa6fc231373952097eaa12dff88df2 100644
--- a/tests/split_rendering/utils.py
+++ b/tests/split_rendering/utils.py
@@ -191,15 +191,17 @@ def run_full_chain_split_rendering(
     with TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
         tmp_dir = Path(tmp_dir)
         cut_in_file = tmp_dir.joinpath("cut_input.wav")
-        # ivas_bitstream = tmp_dir.joinpath("ivas.192")
-        ivas_bitstream_stem = f"{in_fmt}_{bitrate}bps_{renderer_fmt}_split_full_config_{render_config.stem}_prerfr_{pre_rend_fr}_postrfr_{post_rend_fr}_ivas.192"
-        # split_bitstream = tmp_dir.joinpath("split.bit")
-        split_bitstream_stem = f"{in_fmt}_{bitrate}bps_{renderer_fmt}_split_full_config_{render_config.stem}_prerfr_{pre_rend_fr}_postrfr_{post_rend_fr}_split.bit"
+
+        renderer_fmt_for_filename = renderer_fmt.replace("BINAURAL_", "")
+        filename_base = f"{in_fmt}_{bitrate}_{renderer_fmt_for_filename}_full_cfg_{render_config.stem}_fr_pre_{pre_rend_fr}_post_{post_rend_fr}"
+
+        ivas_bitstream_stem = f"{filename_base}.192"
+        # NOTE: the split bitstream files need to have ".bit" extension otherwise the conformance test breaks
+        split_bitstream_stem = f"{filename_base}.splt.bit"
         if renderer_fmt == "BINAURAL_SPLIT_PCM":
-            # split_md_file = tmp_dir.joinpath("split_md.bin")
-            split_md_file_stem = f"{in_fmt}_{bitrate}bps_{renderer_fmt}_split_full_config_{render_config.stem}_prerfr_{pre_rend_fr}_postrfr_{post_rend_fr}_split_md.bit"
+            split_md_file_stem = f"{filename_base}.spltmd.bit"
 
-        out_file_stem = f"{in_fmt}_{bitrate}bps_{renderer_fmt}_split_full_config_{render_config.stem}_prerfr_{pre_rend_fr}_postrfr_{post_rend_fr}_.wav"
+        out_file_stem = f"{filename_base}.wav"
 
         if test_info.config.option.create_ref:
             output_path_base = OUTPUT_PATH_REF
@@ -365,7 +367,9 @@ def run_external_split_rendering(
         split_bitstream = tmp_dir.joinpath("split.bit")
         if renderer_fmt == "BINAURAL_SPLIT_PCM":
             split_md_file = tmp_dir.joinpath("split_md.bin")
-        out_file_stem = f"{in_fmt}_{renderer_fmt}_split_ext_config_{render_config.stem}_postrfr_{pre_rend_fr}_prerfr_{post_rend_fr}.wav"
+
+        renderer_fmt_for_filename = renderer_fmt.replace("BINAURAL_", "")
+        out_file_stem = f"{in_fmt}_{renderer_fmt_for_filename}_ext_cfg_{render_config.stem}_fr_pre_{pre_rend_fr}_post_{post_rend_fr}.wav"
 
         if test_info.config.option.create_ref:
             output_path_base = OUTPUT_PATH_REF
@@ -450,7 +454,7 @@ def run_external_split_rendering(
 
         cut, cut_fs = readfile(out_file)
 
-        if get_mld == False:
+        if not get_mld:
             [diff_found, snr, gain_b, max_diff] = check_BE(
                 test_info, ref, ref_fs, cut, cut_fs
             )